Information Center

Forms

• Certification Body Profile
• FR0503-application-information-2018
• IOAS Fee Schedule
• IOAS application form

Operating Manuals

• IOAS Operating Manual Natrue
• IOAS Operating Manual for Global Organic Textile Standard
• IOAS Operating Manual for ISO/IEC 17065
• IOAS Operating Manual for Textile Exchange
• IOAS-Operating Manual-IFOAM-2018

Accreditation Contracts

• COR Surveillance Contract
• EU Surveillance Contract
• GOTS Accreditation Contract
• IFOAM Accreditation Contract
• TE Accreditation Contract

Policies

• Appeals Policy
• Complaints about accredited certification bodies
• Complaints against the IOAS Appeals Policy
• PL0112 Privacy Policy
• Quality policy

Reports

• Annual Report 2012-13
• Annual Report 2016-17
• Annual Report 2015-16
• Annual Report 2014-15
• Annual Report 2013-14

Procedures

Intepretations

• 2010-03 Food processing - addition of minerals, vitamins and other isolated ingredients
• 2010-04 Laser beak tipping or Infrared Beak Treatment of Poultry
• 2010-05 Farm inputs and Processing Aids
• 2010-07 Spinosad

Miscellaneous

• Aims and objectives
• Article: Government authorities can use IFOAM accreditation to ease the burden of international trade requirements for organic products
• IOAS Core Values
• Letter: Canada Organic Regime Compliance Program Audit
• Open Letter to Certification Bodies

Official Notification

• 2009-01 Operator dual/multiple certification - Exchange of information between certifiers
• 2009-02 Smallholder group certification - policy on sanctions
• 2009-03 Use of information from other certification bodies not involved in organic agriculture
• 2009-04 Approval and certification of nitrogen fertilisers for use in organic agriculture
• 2010-03 Food processing - addition of minerals, vitamins and other isolated ingredients